"For us, we have nothing but confidence in ourselves against anybody..."
@StephonCastle on facing the former NBA Champion Thunder in the Western Conference finals.
(🎥 via: @espn)
Naz Reid on supporting Karl Anthony Towns and the Knicks run in the playoffs now that the Wolves season is over
“I'm trying to get out there back home for sure, trying to see him play in person, you know, from a spectator aspect, that's a brother for sure, he's I've been years in with him as well, so and him being also being from Jersey, I've known him long before, you know, NBA, so I mean, just trying to make sure you know, give the same love to him that he's indicated to us, and so forth and so on, and obviously want to be there for him as much as much as I can be, he's been there for me more than you guys know, so I mean, just, you know, showing that love is least I can do”
MrBeast contestant Ashley got fed up with 6 of her ex-boyfriends while trapped on a tropical island together as they all started bonding with each other instead of trying to win her back for a prize of $250,000 😭
Coco Gauff after losing to Svitolina in Rome final
“First I want to congratulate Elina. Another tough battle between us. I’m on the other side but hopefully one of these days I can get over that. You had an incredible tournament. A lot of long matches against great players. Congratulations to you and your team. Always very nice on and off the court. Hopefully see you at French Open in the final” ❤️
Mike Conley on if the Wolves younger players have grown in their sense of urgency when things are going bad
“I do think they’ve grown a lot in understanding a little bit more of the urgency of it, but I still don’t think they’re there. They’re definitely not where I’m at. When I’m looking at things, I’ve got a different perspective out there playing… So I have my motivations and I’d love for them to feel that and go out there and play with that same urgency, but time has to pass a little bit for you to really feel that, and unfortunately that’s how this game works. It just takes time for people to really understand it.”
Brandon Ingram reflecting on the 2025-‘26 Toronto Raptors’ team chemistry:
“Most teams that I’ve been on, you have some guys in groups, some guys that don’t really hang out with each other, or don’t really care about the game of basketball, that’s just around.”
“This group is just different. I think the first thing is, they care for each other. The second thing is, they care for basketball.”
Ja’Kobe Walter:
“This group of guys specifically, we were super close, and we had a pretty good circle. There was no cancer, no bad energy.”
Mike Conley on the Wolves struggles to build good habits during the regular season
“That’s something that I’ve felt very strongly about in my time with any team that I’ve been around is the habits that we’ve built throughout a season, they matter so much. I think that for guys that are younger, they might not understand that in the moment, but it shows up. It shows up when you need it most, when you need to make that extra play with two seconds left in the game or to go crash for the rebound, even when you’re tired, or getting back on defense, spacing the floor for your teammates, sacrifice runs, all that stuff. It’s something that you just don’t flip a switch for. It’s something that you have or want to do from training camp on and it just becomes a part of you. I think those are things we battled back and forth throughout the year. When we did it, we were able to beat teams. We were able to play at the highest levels. We were able to look like the team we were capable of being. And there’d be times we just weren’t doing that consistently. And there’s just no place for that inconsistency when you’re trying to compete for a championship.”
Chris Finch on the Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle pairing this season
“I hoped that it would be a little bit better. There’s no basketball reason why we shouldn’t be able to be a little bit better there. I think they kind of both play in the same rhythm, but I feel like it kind of feels like it’s maybe ‘your turn-my turn’ a bit rather than having like a two-man game such as Denver has with Murray and Jokic, but they both have the ability to create for each other, which I think came and went at times. I think that could’ve been a little bit more consistent, but I don’t think it’s a bad fit... But yeah, they both kind of play fairly ball-dominant. They like to create a lot of their own offense, and that sometimes makes it a bit of a tough partnership just because you’ve got to remember to also have that ability to keep the music playing as we like to say, keep the ball moving.”